Briar chuckled to himself when that lovesick git ran smack into his lovely
tree. *I'm so cleaver* he thought contently as he watched the figure of
Neal stagger and sit. *Oh ho! Even more fun!* he rubbed his hands together
eagerly and lent power to a thorn bush so it was directly behind the boy.
When Neal fell on it and screamed so high-pitched Briar laughed and laughed
until there were tears streaming down his face.
"What's so funny?" Briar jumped and whipped around, it was only Kel "Why am I scaring everyone today?" the mage gave her a puzzled look that Kel shrugged off quickly "I asked you a question." Kel reminded him
Briar had to hold back a wave of laughter "Look out the window." He managed, voice shaking with the effort of not rolling on the floor hysterically. Kel moved to the window and caught a glimpse of Sandry and Neal standing close to one another.
"What?" Kel asked slightly confused "Do you think Sandry's ugly or something?"
"N- hold on! What does that have to do with anything?" Briar blurted, obviously taken aback at the question
"Well they clearly like one another." Kel said annoyed "Look how close they are. All lovely dovey." She hadn't turned from the window "I bet they'll kiss soon. Her breath probably smells terrible."
"His is most likely worse." Briar said from over her shoulder
"Bitch." Spat Kel
"Bastard." Shot Briar
They turned to one another with equal hatred in their eyes. They stared one another down before Kel leaned in and kissed Briar with resolve, who kissed her back without thinking at all.
*
"Wow." Was all Neal could manage when Sandry broke the embrace. Sandry said nothing, she didn't even meet the boy's eyes, her gaze went straight to a window in the castle. She found two faces peering back at her so she smiled at them and grabbed Neal again.
*
"That little slut!" Briar exclaimed as he watched Sandry basically try to eat Neal's face. 'You're a whore, you know that Sandry?' he hissed at her
Down on the ground Sandry broke the kiss with Neal and glared at the window saying 'Look who's talking! You're all alone in that room up there with your little wench!' a sadistic smile emerged on her lips 'How much does she charge Briar?'
'A little more than you.' Came the venomous reply
'Too bad you won't be around to get you money's worth.' Sandry said sweetly, threads began to wrap around Briar's neck and Kel screamed
'Well you lover boy won't have anyone either!' Briar yelled as thick vines wrapped around Sandry's chest.
"Sandry!" Neal cried
"Oh Briar!" shrieked Kel, they both fumbled for their daggers as Sandry and Briar struggled but didn't break eye contact.
"I HATE you Sandry!" Briar rasped but Sandry heard
'I know…' Sandry whispered. Then she collapsed with tears welling in her eyes, the threads went limp too. Briar was shocked; this was so not like Sandry. They always ended up at a truce, when neither of them could breathe. She had never backed down before. The vines loosened and shrank; Sandry fell to the ground and hugged her knees, her body shaking with silent sobs.
*
Kel stood shocked and confused by the window. Sandry and Briar were both being attacked by random things and then Briar yelled something at Sandry who was now rocking back and forth with her arms wrapped around her knees. Kel turned towards Briar "What's- " but Briar had gone.
*
The plant mage was racing down the stairs, jumping five at a time, with his mind in a fury of thoughts. *Why am I such an ass?* seemed to be the most popular at the moment. He soon found himself at what seemed to be a door that led outside which he flung open, running through the doorway at top speed. He was outside but Sandry wasn't in sight. 'Where's the thread mage?' he asked the trees that stood no more than ten feet away from him. 'Over there' they chorused, all swaying to the left. 'Thank you' Briar said running off in that direction.
*
Neal could only stand and stare, helplessly at Sandry. She was crying. What was he supposed to do? He'd never had to handle a crying girl before; he was clueless as to what to do. So when Briar showed up and knelt by Sandry, Neal was more than happy to let Briar do the comforting. So he just stood and smiled a half worried half helpless smile.
*
"Sandry?" Briar said softly
"I'm sorry Briar." Sandry whispered, barely audible
"No, Sandry I'm sorry. I don't hate you Sandry, I really don't." he meant it too, though he was a bit uncomfortable saying it out loud, especially to Sandry
"I'm so sorry Briar." She repeated in the same whisper
The green mage frowned a little "Is everything ok?" he asked uncertainly
"I'm sorry."
"What's wrong?"
"I'm so, so sorry Briar."
"It's ok, really, now what's wrong."
"I'm sorry." She sobbed, "I'm so sorry."
"What's wrong?" He persisted
"It's her uncle," Niko said, he had appeared behind Neal and had startled both Neal and Briar, Sandry was unfazed. "He's- he's-" Niko sighed and ran a hand through his hair
"He's dead." Sandry wailed and fell onto Briar, sobbing uncontrollably.
A/N- And the plot line shows up!! And I have ::more:: of a plot! Can you believe that?!!? No? Didn't think so. The story will lighten up, I promise. Sandry will be sane again and there will be more kissing. Yay! Again thanks to my reviews. You guys are the BEST!! I LOVE YOU!!!! Right. Over and out. Bye.
"What's so funny?" Briar jumped and whipped around, it was only Kel "Why am I scaring everyone today?" the mage gave her a puzzled look that Kel shrugged off quickly "I asked you a question." Kel reminded him
Briar had to hold back a wave of laughter "Look out the window." He managed, voice shaking with the effort of not rolling on the floor hysterically. Kel moved to the window and caught a glimpse of Sandry and Neal standing close to one another.
"What?" Kel asked slightly confused "Do you think Sandry's ugly or something?"
"N- hold on! What does that have to do with anything?" Briar blurted, obviously taken aback at the question
"Well they clearly like one another." Kel said annoyed "Look how close they are. All lovely dovey." She hadn't turned from the window "I bet they'll kiss soon. Her breath probably smells terrible."
"His is most likely worse." Briar said from over her shoulder
"Bitch." Spat Kel
"Bastard." Shot Briar
They turned to one another with equal hatred in their eyes. They stared one another down before Kel leaned in and kissed Briar with resolve, who kissed her back without thinking at all.
*
"Wow." Was all Neal could manage when Sandry broke the embrace. Sandry said nothing, she didn't even meet the boy's eyes, her gaze went straight to a window in the castle. She found two faces peering back at her so she smiled at them and grabbed Neal again.
*
"That little slut!" Briar exclaimed as he watched Sandry basically try to eat Neal's face. 'You're a whore, you know that Sandry?' he hissed at her
Down on the ground Sandry broke the kiss with Neal and glared at the window saying 'Look who's talking! You're all alone in that room up there with your little wench!' a sadistic smile emerged on her lips 'How much does she charge Briar?'
'A little more than you.' Came the venomous reply
'Too bad you won't be around to get you money's worth.' Sandry said sweetly, threads began to wrap around Briar's neck and Kel screamed
'Well you lover boy won't have anyone either!' Briar yelled as thick vines wrapped around Sandry's chest.
"Sandry!" Neal cried
"Oh Briar!" shrieked Kel, they both fumbled for their daggers as Sandry and Briar struggled but didn't break eye contact.
"I HATE you Sandry!" Briar rasped but Sandry heard
'I know…' Sandry whispered. Then she collapsed with tears welling in her eyes, the threads went limp too. Briar was shocked; this was so not like Sandry. They always ended up at a truce, when neither of them could breathe. She had never backed down before. The vines loosened and shrank; Sandry fell to the ground and hugged her knees, her body shaking with silent sobs.
*
Kel stood shocked and confused by the window. Sandry and Briar were both being attacked by random things and then Briar yelled something at Sandry who was now rocking back and forth with her arms wrapped around her knees. Kel turned towards Briar "What's- " but Briar had gone.
*
The plant mage was racing down the stairs, jumping five at a time, with his mind in a fury of thoughts. *Why am I such an ass?* seemed to be the most popular at the moment. He soon found himself at what seemed to be a door that led outside which he flung open, running through the doorway at top speed. He was outside but Sandry wasn't in sight. 'Where's the thread mage?' he asked the trees that stood no more than ten feet away from him. 'Over there' they chorused, all swaying to the left. 'Thank you' Briar said running off in that direction.
*
Neal could only stand and stare, helplessly at Sandry. She was crying. What was he supposed to do? He'd never had to handle a crying girl before; he was clueless as to what to do. So when Briar showed up and knelt by Sandry, Neal was more than happy to let Briar do the comforting. So he just stood and smiled a half worried half helpless smile.
*
"Sandry?" Briar said softly
"I'm sorry Briar." Sandry whispered, barely audible
"No, Sandry I'm sorry. I don't hate you Sandry, I really don't." he meant it too, though he was a bit uncomfortable saying it out loud, especially to Sandry
"I'm so sorry Briar." She repeated in the same whisper
The green mage frowned a little "Is everything ok?" he asked uncertainly
"I'm sorry."
"What's wrong?"
"I'm so, so sorry Briar."
"It's ok, really, now what's wrong."
"I'm sorry." She sobbed, "I'm so sorry."
"What's wrong?" He persisted
"It's her uncle," Niko said, he had appeared behind Neal and had startled both Neal and Briar, Sandry was unfazed. "He's- he's-" Niko sighed and ran a hand through his hair
"He's dead." Sandry wailed and fell onto Briar, sobbing uncontrollably.
A/N- And the plot line shows up!! And I have ::more:: of a plot! Can you believe that?!!? No? Didn't think so. The story will lighten up, I promise. Sandry will be sane again and there will be more kissing. Yay! Again thanks to my reviews. You guys are the BEST!! I LOVE YOU!!!! Right. Over and out. Bye.